Phishers started baiting to target holiday shoppers

Holiday shopping is at the peak and on the other hand the phishers have also prepared their rods. Many of the shoppers will be victimized. Holidays are the easiest time for phishers to strike, because online sites are sending millions of legitimate e-mails to consumers, making it even harder than normal to tell the difference between real e-mail and a fake ones.With legitimate e-mails confirming purchases or letting shoppers know that their items have shipped flooding inboxes, it’s easy for criminals to mimic them and trick recipients into offering up personal information. The following tips can be use to avoid phishing attacks.

• Do not respond to emails asking for any personal or financial information.
• Legitimate companies will never ask you to verify or provide any confidential information in an unsolicited email
• Be cautious when clicking on links within a suspicious email.
• Most phishing emails contain a link that leads to an official-looking web page which requires the recipient to log in or enter some personal information. Though the web page may contain official logos and look exactly the same as the legitimate company’s web site, any information submitted via these spoofed web page(s) will be sent to the perpetrators of the scam.
• If you have any doubt regarding the authenticity of a web site you have been directed to in an email, we strongly recommend that you open a new browser and type the known URL of the company in the browser yourself, or call the company directly via telephone.
• Never log in or enter private information in a pop-up window.
• Be alert for suspicious emails
• Urgent account notifications that are not addressed to you personally but which require action on your part relating to your account(s).
• Customer notifications that contain incorrect spelling or poor grammar.
• .Account/billing email notifications from credit card firms or other financial institutions that do not reference the last few digits of your account number, or that contain no specific details pertaining to your account/billing information or activity
• Account notifications that are delivered to your Bulk Mail folder.

By taking into consideration up tips one can be safe from phishing attacks.

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